0203 numbers from BlueBoxTelecom

Choose an 0203 number. When you are called on that number, our system forwards the call to a fixed line or mobile phone of your choice, anywhere in the world.New: If you've got a VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony system we can forward to that as well.

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Flexible changes to service & planFlexible changes to service & plan
Combine any number with any service and any plan to get the most appropriate mix of features at the lowest ownership costs.

Business-grade supportBusiness-grade support
People answer the phones (within 4 rings) and 90% of problems will be solved immediately by that person. Email support queries are answered within 4 working hours.

Money back guaranteeMoney back guarantee
We're confident you will be delighted with our service. But should you be unhappy with your new number for any reason, you can cancel within 14 days - and we'll give you a full refund (even the call spend up to £5).

Instant activationInstant activation
All numbers are activated immediately on registration. Services that require credit balances (eg. 0800 and diverts to expensive destinations) will be loaned a small amount if payment is made by credit card.

Flexible paymentFlexible payment
'We accept payment by Credit Card, Cash, Cheque, PayPal, Direct UK Bank Transfer, International Wire, Postal Order, Western Union and will be adding more in the future.

Long established companyLong established company
We have been in the telephone number business since 1991, being the first (in 1993) to offer Unified Messaging services to the public and first (in 1997) to give away free-for-life personal numbers.

0203 case studyKeeping it simple helps transport firm deliver

Our client - a UK-based transport company- advertises for haulage services throughout the European Union. But its business really began 'going places' after replacing multiple contact numbers with a new 'city' number.

The challenge

With four separate phone numbers appearing in adverts - for its offices in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool - the company realised that customers were confused about who to call. But the directors knew that purchasing a professional PABX (hardware switchboard) to integrate the four phone numbers would cost thousands.

The solution

The company chose a 0203 London number to serve as their central point of contact. They also added dmSwitchboarddmSwitchboard: A fully featured virtual switchboard, allowing customers to choose the office and service they wanted - and be connected swiftly.

Business benefits

Calls increased from 150 to around 400 per month, more than doubling revenue

Call options meant customers could speak to the right person sooner than before - leading to a better ratio of sale conversions, completed in less time

Callers get the impression of a truly European company... easy to do business with.

020-3: executive summary

Cost to call: 'Not much' from BT landlines (it depends on what price plans the caller is on). When calling from UK mobiles it's usually taken from inclusive minutes.

Image: Indicates a London location.

Cost of ownership: The owner pays setup and regular rental fees. Call fees will apply on top, but may be very low for UK landline or VOIP termination.
dmClub 020-3 numbers cost between 1.0 and 1.25 ppmppm: pence per minute (ex VAT) to divert to UK landlines. Fowarding to VOIP is done without charge resulting in a fixed cost service

International accessibility: Perfect.

Regulatory issues: No special issues.

Mobile accessibility: Very good. Pricing of calls from mobiles to UK geographic numbers are one of the big attractions of the range.

Typical Applications: As a main 'switchboard number' for companies based in London (or with a notional 'London office').
Geographic numbers are very much in vogue these days, with public suspicion over misuse of the 08 number ranges.
With calls from mobiles being mostly without charge, geographic numbers (particularly Gold ones) are arguably 'the new 0800!'

Also consider...

Choose a gold number to add to the professional feel for a fairly modest additional one-off cost.
A gold 020 number is widely regarded as a highly prestigious address

A Fax Number, perhaps the next number along, to maintain consistency on your business card/notepaper.

0800 numbers may be more appropriate if you're fighting for business as they're cheaper and may reflect a business with nationwide aspirations

UK Local numbers may be more appropriate if you serve a more local community

This information is intended to be generally relevant to 020-3 numbers from whoever they are purchased. Highlighted points are specific to dmClub.

dmConnectdmConnect: Cost-effective worldwide call forwarding, by PSTN and VoIP
All calls forwarded to the same fixed destination number. Includes VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony option

Call rates apply to daytime UK landline forwarding and exclude VAT. VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony is cheaper, mobiles and international cost more.

Cost Saving Plans for 020-3 dmConnect

If you expect a large number of calls, then it's important to keep the variable costs down.
Selecting Pro (£6 extra per month) or Enterprise (£16 extra per month) call plans
will pay back, even at quite modest volumes.

Payback VolumePayback Volume the threshold mins/month above which the plan starts saving money compared to the Base plan is a rough estimate and will vary depending on destination and durations of calls

Further information

Support for VoIPVoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony

dmConnectdmConnect: Cost-effective worldwide call forwarding, by PSTN and VoIP supports forwarding via a VoIP trunk to a PABX such as Asterisk, FreePbx, OpenPbx.

We currently provide connections using both the SIP protocol and IAX2.

This service is currently in development, so support for beginners and more esoteric platforms may not be available, but we will do our best to supply network engineers with the appropriate information to enable connections.

Free Forwarding Destinations for 020-3 dmConnect

020-3 numbers with the dmConnect service can forward calls to the following destinations without charge:

VoIP Trunk

Typical First Invoice

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